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Feel your body!
By Michela | November 9, 2007
I’m constantly fascinated about the many reasons and implications for connecting your body and your brain. You may hear a Dahn Instructor say, “Feel your body!” many times in any given class (or maybe a particular part of your body). Now think of all the things you can do if you feel your body! Here’s my list…feel free to add more!
1. You can process information through your body. If you’ve sensitized your brain to feel every little thing in your body, then you can feel how everything that is in your brain affects it. You can tell what information or habits in your brain make your body healthier and happier. You can’t be confused or misguided by the “experts”, your preconceptions, or the media.
2. Your body is relatively solid matter. If your brain keeps in touch well, you can have the feeling of being somewhere, especially somewhere solid and relatively safe. This is important for being in the moment and being centered. Where are you now? Are you in your body?
3. Your body is a great means of interacting with and creating a closer connection to other people. Other people are great mirrors for ourselves and a means to experience our true self. That’s why at the Dahn Center we are always hugging, or giving little massages, or doing partner exercises. But if you aren’t paying attention to your body, you may miss experiencing the deep understanding of that interpersonal connection, or may not want to experience it at all.
4. When I feel my body, I’m reminded of my humanity… of my vast potential and my limitations. I feel like I understand life, the universe, and everything better. (P.S.– in my experience, life, the universe, and everything automatically looks rosier when your body is moving and your energy is circulating.)
I’m sure more will come to me and I will share it!
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